Recipe for Love

The Andrades #0.5

by Ruth Cardello

From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling author, Ruth For Love (A Hot Andrade Christmas Novella)Before Abby met Dominic. Before Nicole and Stephan got back together. Confessed secrets drove Madison Andrade away from her family and into the arms of an arrogant, lusty Frenchman. All she wants for Christmas is a place to hide, but she cooks up much more than that in their short time together.Richard D’Argenson is gaining fame for his talent in the kitchen, but he’s missing the most important ingredient to any recipe—love.Will he find it in the steamy night they spend together, and can what they share survive an Andrade Christmas invasion?The spin off series of the Legacy Collection with cameos from characters you love from that series.Book 1: Come Away With MeBook 2: Home to MeBook 3: Maximum RiskBook 4: Somewhere Along the WayBook 5: Loving Gigi

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Christmas, Ebooks, Novella

92 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 4, 2014

About the author

Ruth Cardello hit the NYTs and USA Today for the first time back in 2012. Millions of sales are evidence that her books are akin to potato chips, addictive from the first one. She has created a multi-series billionaire world with a combination of escapism and realism that has gained her a faithful following of readers.

What Kindle Reviewers write about her:

"Wow hot at every page. Heart stoping, fear raging, mind blowing wonderful."

"I'm a true fan of Ms. Cardello. I ran on to her first book a few years back and have been hooked ever since. I could go on and on about the story like of this book, but I'm not. All of her books are total page turners, unique, heart wrenching, and I love them all. There isn't two alike in the bunch and I feel like i know the characters personally. I personally read 97 authors books. And I buy every book they put out. This author is in my top 10. Great job and keep them coming."

"Love this series. Got me to start reading again. I look forward to the next book. Thank you for giving me the love of reading back."

Ruth Cardello was born the youngest of 11 children in a small city in northern Rhode Island. She spent her young adult years moving as far away as she could from her large extended family. She lived in Boston, Paris, Orlando, New York--then came full circle and moved back to New England. She now happily lives one town over from the one she was born in. For her, family trumped the warmer weather and international scene.

She was an educator for 20 years, the last 11 as a kindergarten teacher. When her school district began cutting jobs, Ruth turned a serious eye toward her second love- writing and has never been happier. When she's not writing, you can find her chasing her children around her small farm or connecting with her readers online.

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Lone Star Burn Series
Book 1: Taken, Not Spurred
Book 2: Tycoon Takedown
Book 3: Taken Home
Book 4: Taking Charge

Want to hear the song Charles proposed to Melanie with? https://youtu.be/SGZT5nVKfMs

The Legacy Collection
Book 1: Maid for the Billionaire (FREE on Amazon!)
Book 2: For Love or Legacy
Book 3: Bedding the Billionaire
Book 4: Saving the Sheikh
Book 5: Rise of the Billionaire
Book 6: Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption
Book 7: (Novella) A Corisi Christmas

The Andrades:
Book 1: Come Away With Me (FREE on Amazon)
Book 2: Home to Me
Book 3: Maximum Risk
Book 4: Somewhere Along the Way
Book 5: Loving Gigi
Christmas Novella: A Recipe for Love (Maddy and Richard)

The Barrington Billionaires:
Book 1: Always Mine
Book 2: Stolen Kisses
Book 3: Trade It All
Book 3.5: A Billionaire for Lexi
Book 4: Let It Burn
Book 5: More than Love
Book 6: Forever Now
Book 7: Never Goodbye
Book 8: Reluctantly Alpha
Book 9: Reluctantly Rescued
Book 10: Reluctantly Romanced
Book 11: Loving a Landon
Book 12: Loathing a Landon


For a more complete list visit her website at www.ruthcardello.com

Reviews

[Sania · Rating 4 out of 5]

Standalone/Cliffhanger: Standalone
Ages of H and h:
Multi-Luv'n/Ménages: No
Was There Descriptive Sex: Yes
Descriptive Sex &/Or Drama Between H/h With OW/OM: No
>>If So, Before or After H/h Hookup: N/A
Contains Cheating: No
Amount of Sex In The Book: A decent amount.
HEA/HFN/etc Ending: HEA
Will This Meet My 'Safety Gang' Buddies' Approval: Yes
Any Triggers/Warnings: No
>>Detail: N/A
Do You Recommend This Book: Yes.
Will You Re-read This Book: No
Would You Read More Books By This Author: Yes

My Thoughts
I felt that their connection was a little fake and rushed. I couldn't feel the sincerity that I felt with the other books. Other than that it was a good read.

[Lynelle Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maddy and Richard was the perfect couple that brought two worlds together. A secret, followed by a lie allowed the two to meet far from the borders of the US. Richard, a chef and restauranteur, felt affronted with this young woman, at first. However, soon he realized there was more under the skin of the young woman who lived in his house. He had some issues to overcome but Maddy quickly made him forget and accept what was once in his past.
It is filled with family drama, romance, love and doing the right thing even if one had to be send away for the other to open their eyes.
A short story that is part of the Ten Christmas Brides Box set. So far it was money well spend and a book I can recommend if you are in the mood for a quick Christmas read.

[Kimterest · Rating 2 out of 5]

Final feeling: This one rubbed me the wrong way. It simply did not ring true to me. Maybe it was how quick Maddy was to lose her virginity to a stranger, maybe it was the way Richard flipped personalities. There's so much more to romance. It's disappointing when a writer has such promising ability but can't move past a shallow plot. 1.5 stars

*From anthology Ten Christmas Brides

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always look forward to Maddy's antics and what comes out of her mouth.
In this sweet novella we see Maddy in her younger years.
Maddy meets a man that can cook - what's not to love!
A delicious story of love and growth

[Mauaqui · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute

Maddy the matchmaker (in future books) meets her one true love, Richard. He is a renown chef in his French village. People flock to his restaurant. She was running away from a tragic secret her father let her know. Together they fell in love and built a new life together in New York.

[Barbara "Cookie" Serfaty Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recipe for Love (A Hot Andrade Christmas Novella)

The love story of Maddy and Richard. Maddy is mad with her family and she run away. She meet a woman who think She is run from a boyfriend and tell her she can stay at her brother's home. When Richard come home he find Maddy sleeping on his couch with his car and fall in love at first sight. Great love story.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maddy and Richard

This story is set before the Legacy and Andrade series. I've already read both but enjoyed this story anyway. Maddy runs from her family after learning a secret. She meets Richard and things heat up. The secret isn't resolved at the end of the story but that carries into the series. Maddy and Richard's story is resolved with an HEA.

[Christine Jalili · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable.

I loved this cute and fun novella. Loved how quickly Richard and Maddie fall for each other. Loved wondering what went wrong, why her family lied to Stephan. Will she forgive her family? Didn’t expect the heartache at one point. But I loved their happy ever after. Glad Richard also loved her family.

[Jacqui Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Great story of Maddy and Richard, loved how she wound up in France, and in Richard's house, but he knew he would have to let get go so she could sort out her differences with her family.

[Marie Lapointe · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Good Start To A Great Series

Although I read this book after the Legacy Series it was just as amazing as the rest. A quick read but just as great a story as the series that follows.

[Nancy Luebke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this Erotic romance but it was too Erotic for me to enjoy this. I voluntarily chose to review this story and I've given it a 4* rating. It was an interesting story about not accepting family decisions and running. So much was sexual content, that this is not for the under 18 readers.

[Angel **Book Junkie** · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that as a reader we deserved more of Maddy and Richard's story BUT what we did get was brilliant.

[Jessica N. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aw

Such a sweet story.
Reminds you that although you think something is random, live has way of guiding you to where you need to be.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved

I absolutely freaking loved this novella! I have loved Maddy since she was first introduced. This story didn't disappoint at all.

[Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet Romance

This is a sweet and charming romance with sassy sweet and heartwarming characters that will steal your heart from the very beginning.

[Sharon Rudolph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

What a fun, sweet book! I am excited to read about the Andrade family! I know about them from the Corisi series. I am looking forward to reading this series.

[Joan B. Barkley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maddy and Richwrd

How can you have a romance novel and not include the proposal and wedding? I was so looking forward to reading about the family chaos.

[Mrs K Blackman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot and Sweet

The emotions that you feel when reading Ruth Cardello are phenomenal. I am reading through all her books starting from the "The Collection," and I am in love.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been a fan of Cardello's since Dom's book, and from the beginning when we first were introduced to Maddy and Richard I did wonder how their start was and now we finally get to see it, and I loved it. Richard is so completely different in this book before Maddy from how he is in let's see...Nicole and Stephan's book? Which I think is the first book we see them in together (I'm not to sure though...pretty sure Maddy is in Dom's book but Richard I don't remember being in it).
Also Allesandro (sp?) we see later as fun loving and an all around loving parent...but in here we see just how protective papa bear really is, and just how much family means to not only the Andrade's but also to Richard as well. The family togetherness is one thing that I really loved about the Legacy Collection so to see it continue into this series and bring the two series together like it does...I loved even more.

Even though this book was free when I got it off Amazon it would be worth paying for because it was a great story even with it being a short novella it still stood on it's own next to her others which are full length novels.

[Melanie Marnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

We finally get Richard and Maddie's story and ir's charming. Trying to outrun family lies, Maddy escapes to a small village in the south of France. Fate steps in when she decides to elude her bodyguard. She's aided by Richard's sister, Alyssa, who takes her to stay at Richard's house. Richard is not happy believing that Maddy has escaped a bad love affair only to find out it couldn't be farther from the truth. The problem is he is enchanted by the seemingly innocent Maddy. After refusing to return home with her parents, Maddy and Richard fall in love and though he wants to marry her he realizes that until she resolves the issues that sent her to France in the first place she will never truly be happy. It takes being around her family again to really realize how important they are to her. Once she lets Richard no that as much as she loves him she can never leave her family he knows that his life will be in America at Maddy's side.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is book is a prequel in Ruth Cardello's The Andrades series

Way before Abby met Dominic. Before Nicole and Stephan worked out their problems and go back together. Newly confessed secrets drove Madison Andrade away from her family. Madison ran into the arms of an arrogant, lusty Frenchman called Richard. All Madison wants for Christmas is a place to hide out. Madison cooks up much more than she or Richard ever thought in their short time together.

Richard D’Argenson is forever gaining fame for his creative talents in the kitchen. Richard’s missing the one most important ingredient to any recipe which love.

Will Richard and Madison find it in the steamy night they spend together. Can Richard and Madison work out what they want to share survive an crazy but fantastic Andrade Christmas invasion?

I love Ruth Cardello i so need more than 5*s

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book in the Christmas brides boxed set. I have to say this book has a surprised ending. I never thought it would end the way it did. But then again I should not be by the name of the box set. I know was upset that she acted like a child and walked away from her parents and then pretended to be happy with him. He knew she missed her family so he sends her home. It took awhile for her to realized that he did love her and wants what best. Even though it will make up mad at times it still a great book to read for the holidays. I know I will read more book from this author.

[Shirley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow what a great read I loved Maddy in the Legacy series and she is even more loved in this book, she is very serious and angry at first and I know now that she and her dad Allesserio is fighting and arguing and it's about family secrets as always lol
Richard is nothing what I expected in this he is funny but sexy and I know why Maddy fell in love with him they are so good together.
I wanted more from Maddy story, it sucked it's a novella but I loved it great read and can't wait for more from RuthCardello she is a brilliant writer

[Dorel · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is the second book I read by Ruth Cardello. I didn't like Maddy or Richard. I thought Maddy came off too "easy" in this story. I thought Richard was too mean in this story. The only thing I liked about this story is the Christmas theme. This story could have been good if it had more of a romantic feel to it.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are fan of Ruth's Andrade family then you really need to read this wonderful addition to this family's story.
I spent an wonderful afternoon enjoying this delicious story
Do yourself a favor and whip out a few hours for one of Ruth's creations

It really is a great read

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. I fall in love with all of Ruth's characters.

Maddy and Richard may not had the best of starts to their relationship but it's love, so it will survive.

I can't wait to read Come Away With Me.

I would recommend any of Ruth's books.

[Kelly Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Still debating how much I liked this book. I think I need to read it again, when I am not so busy. I had to stop for awhile and then start it again. But I was not impressed with it so far. Still out on this one...

[Abby G. Amos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Novella!

Now I see this was the first book I should have read before the Andrade Series. I really enjoyed reading this story. I now know why Maddy feels like she has to fix things and be there for her family. This is a book that I know others will enjoy.

[Lucille Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recipe for Love

Another amazing book I really enjoyed reading . After reading it I found that it should have been read before I read the 5 Andrade books but that's ok it was still another good book . Must read

[Jamoz23 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read this series many years ago and sort of remember it.
Entertaining read though I did find Maddy a bit of a spoiled princess.
Richard was his usual self but I didn't understand why he kept up a relationship with his self absorbed mother.
Read through Kindle Unlimited.